Head bumper for animals



Nov. 9, 1937. J. A. CALDWELL HEAD BUMPER FOR ANIMALS Filed June 28, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet l T 0 AL n E U I (/4. ("ah/we Attorneys Nov. 9, 1937. J. A. CALDWELL 2,098,614

HEAD BUMPER FOR ANIMALS Filed June 28, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor J4 [//we// By W fimm Attorneys Patented Nov. 9, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HEAD BUMPER FOR ANIMALS James A. Caldwell, San Antonio, Tex.

Application June 28, 1937, Serial No. 150,846

1 Claim. (01. 119-143) The present invention relates to bumpers or At each side of the bumper 9 is arranged a protectors for the heads of animals, such as horizontal slot l and adjacent to and immedirams and similar horned animals and adapted ately below each of the slots is a rivet ll seto be positioned over the forehead of the animal cured to the plate by a washer I2 embedded in and attached to the horns to protect the head the plate. A link I3 has one end formed with 5 of the animal from injury While butting, the an eye M for receiving the rivet ll, said eye beprotector further embodying a resilient plate to ing positioned on the upper surface of the plate prevent the animal from injuring other animals. 5 and the link intermediate its ends is formed A further object is to provide a device of this with an offset l5 adapted to enter the slot [9 10 character of simple and practical construction, for positioning the other end of the link below 10 strong and durable, eflicient and reliable in use, the plate 5 as will be apparent from an inspecrelatively inexpensive to manufacture; and othertion of Figure 3 of the drawings. wise well adapted for the purposes for which the The link [3 extends from the rivet H in an same is intended. upward direction and the upper end of the link Other objects and advantages reside in the at the underside of the plate is connected to a 15 details of construction and operation as more pair of swivelly connected chain links 15, said fully hereinafter described and claimed, referchain links also being connected to a clamp I'l ence being had to the accompanying drawings which is clamped about the horn 8 of the animal.

forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer It will be apparent from the foregoing that to like parts throughout and in which, when the device is placed in position on the ani- 2 Figure l is a perspective View of the device mal as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings that shown in position upon the animals head, the plate 5 and bumper 9 will adequately pro- Figure 2 is a front elevational view, tect the forehead of the animal from injury and Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially will also protect other animals from injury by on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, and butting by the animal to which the device is 25 Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the attached. links connecting the bumper plate to the horn It is believed the details of construction and of the animal. operation of the device will be readily understood Referring now to the drawings in detail, from the foregoing without further detailed exwherein for the purpose of illustration I have planation. 30 disclosed a preferred embodiment of the inven- Having thus described the invention, what I tion, the numeral 5 designates a plate preferclaim is: ably constructed of molded reinforced rubber An animal protector comprising a resilient of a size suitable for positioning against the foreplate adapted to rest against and cover the forehead of an animal as shown by dotted line in head of the animal, a resilient bumper on the Figure l and designated by the numeral 6, to outer surface of the plate, said plate having slots protect the forehead of the animal without obone at each side of the bumper, a pair of links structing his vision. The upper edge of the each having one end attached to the upper surplate is tapered as shown at l and is of suffiface of the plate and provided with an offset cient width to fit against the base of the horns portion positioned in one of said slots to extend 40 8 of the animal. The upper surface of the plate the other end of the link below the plate and is formed with a raised rubber bumper 9 posiclamping means for attaching the links to the tioned substantially midway between the two verhorns of the animal. tical side edges of the plate. JAMES A. CALDWELL. 

